jam

[Jam]

To jam is to squeeze something tightly into a space, the way your friends might jam themselves into your tiny car.

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A kind of frock for children.

Noun
deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

Noun
preserve of crushed fruit

Noun
a dense crowd of people

Noun
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

Verb
interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"

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Verb
block passage through; "obstruct the path"

Verb
crush or bruise; "jam a toe"

Verb
crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"

Verb
get stuck and immobilized; "the mechanism jammed"

Verb
push down forcibly; "The driver jammed the brake pedal to the floor"

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press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"


n.
A kind of frock for children.

n.
See Jamb.

v. t.
To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

v. t.
To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door.

v. t.
To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.

n.
A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.

n.
An injury caused by jamming.

n.
A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.


Jam

Jam , n. [Per. or Hind. j'bemah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.

Jam

Jam, n. (Mining) See Jamb.

Jam

Jam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jammed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Jamming.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ.] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
The . . . jammed in between two rocks.
2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. [Colloq.] 3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback. W. C. Russell.

Jam

Jam, n. 1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river. 2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]

Jam

Jam, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice, jelly, j'bemid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. -- Jam weld (Forging), a butt weld. See under Butt.

A kind of frock for children.

See Jamb.

To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.

A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river.

A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.

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Usage Examples

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time.

I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into her girdle - a piece of equipment so rigid it could stand up on its own - and I remember her coming home from fancy parties and racing upstairs to extricate herself from its cruel iron grip.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I'm an afternoon tea type of girl. I come from a Russian background where we love our teas. So between lunch and dinner after training I come home and I love a nice cup of tea with jam in it, as we drink it there. Black English Breakfast with raspberry jam is my favorite.

Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities in Toronto, people like the Walsh Brothers, David Wilcox, Kim Mitchell and the like. It was a great learning experience.

I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.

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